Mt. Pleasant, IA- The NCAA men’s basketball season is winding down as teams are battling for position and the opportunity to be crowned National Champion in this year’s March Madness bracket.
KILJ will be hosting another bracket challenge, but things will be done a little differently this year. March 17th marks Selection Sunday with the brackets being released after 5 pm central time.
A printable bracket will be posted to KILJ’s Facebook page after Selection Sunday for you to fill out. You can either bring your bracket out to our station or email it to sports@kilj.com. The rules to apply are listed below:
- First and Last Name must be attached to your backet.
- A phone number or email address must be attached to your bracket.
- One entry per person.
- The bracket must be turned in by the end of the day March 20th.
The scoring will be done as such: first round (2 point for each correct pick), second round (4 points for each correct pick), Sweet 16 (8 points for each correct pick), Elite Eight (16 points for each correct pick), Final Four (16 points for each correct pick), Championship Game (32 points for each correct pick), Correct Champion (64 points). The four play-in games will not count towards your final score.
The top three brackets will receive a prize package (listed below) and leaderboards will be updated after every round. Winners will be notified after the results are tabulated.
Prizes:
1st Place
- Meal a month from The Press Box
- $100 Gift Certificate to Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design
- 2 Old Thresher Gate Passes
- 2 State Fair Tickets
2nd Place
- 2 Old Thresher Gate Passes
- 2 State Fair Tickets
- 2 Festival of Lights Tickets
3rd Place
- 1 Old Thresher Gate Pass
- 2 State Fair Tickets
- 2 Festival of Lights Tickets
KILJ thanks The Press Box and Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design for sponsoring KILJ’s Bracket Challenge.